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Ex-Foreign Office chief says UK has reached 'end of game' as global superpower

A FORMER head of the Foreign Office has insisted Britain has reached the “end of the game” as a global superpower, insisting its decline on the…

The National (Scotland)

Kate Moss says she might quit modelling to focus on lifestyle business

‘I want to be in control’

Evening Standard

Take it from me: there is no civil service ‘activist’ plot – just Tory ministers who must learn to behave

There is unease about what happens next. We are not perfect, but politicians will do anything but address their own shortcomings, says a UK civil servant

The Guardian - UK

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Former senior civil servant weighs in on Dominic Raab’s claims of agenda

A FORMER senior civil servant who worked with Dominic Raab says he has seen no evidence to support his accusation that Civil Service “activists”…

The National (Scotland)

Tories consider controversial plan to politicise civil service after Raab scandal

No 10 adviser urges political appointments in a radical plan following crisis over bullying

The Guardian - UK

Ex-mandarin warned Dominic Raab about conduct ‘more than once’

Former Foreign Office civil servant Simon McDonald also rejects former deputy PM’s claims of ‘activist civil servants’

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Raab dismissed warnings about his behaviour, says ex-Foreign Office colleague – as it happened

Simon McDonald, ex-permanent secretary at the Foreign Office, says Raab’s anger at report does not invalidate its findings

The Guardian - UK

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Dominic Raab resignation: What bullying allegations did he face?

Mr Raab faced multiple formal complaints of bullying in his dealings with civil servants across different departments

Evening Standard

Dominic Raab: how the Guardian revealed bullying allegations

How the story has unfolded since Ministry of Justice sources first spoke out about his behaviour

The Guardian - UK

Senior MoJ officials ‘could quit if Dominic Raab cleared of bullying’

Sources say expectation is that Rishi Sunak will have to sanction Raab once report arrives on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

Raab bullying claims: inquiry has interviewed three top mandarins

Exclusive: Officials who worked with deputy PM when he was at FCO, MoJ and Brexit department have provided testimony

The Guardian - UK

Jacob Rees-Mogg criticised for warning against being ‘too snowflakey’ over Dominic Raab bullying claims

Rishi Sunak was urged to distance himself from the remarks said to be ‘trivialising bullying’

Evening Standard

Rees-Mogg warns against being ‘too snowflakey’ over Raab bullying claims

Rishi Sunak was urged to distance himself from the remarks said to be ‘trivialising bullying’.

The Independent UK

Tory MPs call for Dominic Raab to resign as top civil servant gives evidence

‘Why prolong the pain?’ says one ex-cabinet minister

The Independent UK

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Sacked GCHQ employee launches legal claim under whistleblowing defence

Exclusive: Solicitors launch case on behalf of civil servant dismissed after calling for resignation of cabinet secretary

Evening Standard

Iran not safe for dual nationals, warns UK’s former top diplomat

Lord Simon McDonald’s comments follow Alireza Akbari’s execution on Saturday morning

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab behaviour ‘forced apology to staff from top Whitehall official’

Ministry of Justice’s permanent secretary said to have called Home Office officials about minister

The Independent UK

Raab ‘confident’ he behaved ‘professionally’ as he faces questions over conduct

The deputy prime minister faces an investigation into two formal complaints against him.

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The Guardian - UK

Sunak urges officials with concerns about Raab to come forward

PM says he is not aware of any formal complaints about deputy but refuses to say if he has been told of informal bullying claims

Daily Mirror

'Abrasive' Dominic Raab's staff were 'scared' to enter his office, top official declares

In an explosive intervention, Lord Simon McDonald - who led the Foreign Office when Dominic Raab was Foreign Secretary - said the Deputy PM was "abrasive and controlling" with his staff and 'people felt demeaned'

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab’s staff were ‘scared to go into his office’, ex-Foreign Office chief reveals OLD

‘I think people felt demeaned. And I tried to have that conversation with him’

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Raab was warned about his behaviour by top Foreign Office official

Exclusive: fresh claims that Simon McDonald relayed staff complaints to Raab when he was foreign secretary

Daily Mirror

Dominic Raab bullying claims are 'plausible' warns top official - 'he's a tough boss'

Sir Simon McDonald, the former head of the Foreign Office and Diplomatic Service, said Dominic Raab was a “tough boss” and “one of the most driven people I ever worked for” - then admitted: “Maybe they are euphemisms”

The Independent UK

‘Plausible’ for Raab to be characterised as someone who could bully, former top civil servant warns

Simon McDonald, who worked closely Mr Raab at the Foreign Office, described him as ‘a tough boss’

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson worst PM in my 40 years, says ex-Foreign Office chief

Johnson was ‘chaotic’, says former top civil servant who served under seven prime ministers

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